If you put 100 litres of dirty water through a Water Recycling Plant how many litres of clean water would would you get. When I say clean water I mean " water fit for human consumption".
2006-12-18 10:57:16 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Environment
If u have a good system u should recover at least 90%.
2006-12-18 11:59:03 · answer #1 · answered by JOHNNIE B 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It strongly depends on type of pollutant you have to remove: heavy poisonous volatile chemicals are very difficult to remove to sub-trace levels, but all the water could be recirculated for industrial uses where is no need of drinking quality water. If the pollutant is mild, all water (100%) could be distilled and recycled fit for human drinking. There are many variables, but water recycling is very important because almost all water is recoverable.The difference is that in the earth distillation by the sun, all the pollutants are left in the environment, while in case of human recycling, the pollutants can be recovered and used again.
2006-12-18 19:55:42 · answer #2 · answered by mi52 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like the other guy said, this really depends on the technology used to purify the water, which depends on the contaminants in the water as well as their concentrations. Also, "fit for human consumption" is vague. There are many regulatory agencies with their own water quality standards. Assuming you go by EPA's standards, you still have to consider that these are meant to protect people who drink it day after day for their whole life. It is certainly possible for people to drink much dirtier water for a short period of time.
2006-12-18 20:00:01 · answer #3 · answered by Cardinal Rule 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Approximately 1 liter.
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2006-12-18 19:03:34 · answer #4 · answered by producer_vortex 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋